1952 Bucknell Bison football team

The 1952 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1952 college football season.

1952 Bucknell Bison football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
Captains
  • Harry McSorley
  • Abe Powelson
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1952 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Hofstra   –  8 –1 –0
No. 19 Princeton   –  8 –1 –0
Franklin & Marshall   –  7 –1 –0
Villanova   –  7 –1 –1
Holy Cross   –  8 –2 –0
Yale   –  7 –2 –0
Penn State   –  7 –2 –1
No. 14 Syracuse   –  7 –3 –0
Bucknell   –  6 –3 –0
Colgate   –  6 –3 –0
Pittsburgh   –  6 –3 –0
Carnegie Tech   –  4 –3 –0
Harvard   –  5 –4 –0
Boston University   –  5 –4 –1
Penn   –  4 –3 –2
Army   –  4 –4 –1
Boston College   –  4 –4 –1
Tufts   –  3 –4 –1
Drexel   –  3 –4 –0
Fordham   –  2 –5 –1
NYU   –  2 –5 –1
Columbia   –  2 –6 –1
Brown   –  2 –7 –0
Cornell   –  2 –7 –0
Dartmouth   –  2 –7 –0
Temple   –  2 –7 –1
Buffalo   –  1 –7 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

In its sixth season under head coach Harry Lawrence, the team compiled a 6–3 record.[1] Harry McSorley and Abe Powelson were the team captains.[2]

The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Lafayette
W 45–13 9,000 [3]
October 4at Muhlenberg
W 46–12 9,000 [4]
October 10at Temple
W 19–12 12,000 [5]
October 18at Buffalo
W 22–0 1,000 [6]
October 25Colgatedagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 0–28 12,000 [7]
November 1Lehigh
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 28–6 5,500 [8]
November 7at George Washington
L 7–21 4,000 [9]
November 15Gettysburg
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 26–21[1]
November 22at Delaware
L 0–13 2,500 [10]
  • daggerHomecoming

References
  1. "Year-by-Year Results". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 137. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. "Captains". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 121. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. "Bucknell Tramples Lafayette, 45 to 13". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. Associated Press. September 28, 1952. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Bucknell Trounces Muhlenberg, 46-12, for 15th Straight Win". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. October 5, 1952. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Baumgartner, Stan (October 11, 1952). "Bucknell Tops Temple, 19-12; Myers Runs 84 Yards for TD". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Bucknell Tops Fighting Buffalo Eleven, 22-0". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. Associated Press. October 19, 1952. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. O'Gara, Frank (October 26, 1952). "Colgate Halts Bucknell, 28-0, After 17 in a Row". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Bucknell Starts New Spree, 28-6". The Scrantonian. Scranton, Pa. Associated Press. November 2, 1952. p. 51 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Bucknell Is Upset by G. Washington". The York Dispatch. York, Pa. United Press. November 8, 1952. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Katzman, Izzy (November 24, 1952). "Rieth's First Pass of Season Pays Off for Delaware Eleven". Journal-Every Evening. Wilmington, Del. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.


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